Janne Corax
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Janne Corax is a famous Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.
Corax has traveled extensively around the world, about 110 countries and has totally pedaled a distance of approximately 82 500 km on his long-distance bicycle trips. He has his basecamp in Målilla in southern Sweden.
Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan plateau Chang Tang on bike in 45 days together with Nadine Saulnier. The Chang Tang trip resulted in a 30 minute piece of film, called "Too Tired" and is a part of the series "Into The Unknown" (showing on National Geographic's international core channel). Chang Tang is one of the most inaccessible place on earth, Tibet's barren northernmost part. It is also one of the last completely unexplored regions. Chang Tang is the world's highest plateau, approximately 400,000 km/sq of empty wilderness, with an average altitude close to the one of Everest base camp. Explorers like Prerzvalskij, Sven Hedin, Littledale and many others tried and failed. They were all defeated by the plateau's huge size, harsh climate and lack of opportunities to get provisions.
[edit] Climbing
Muztagh Ata by bike, a world record in the year of 2002: To reach the summit of the 7.546 meter high mountain Muztagh Ata in with bicycle. It is the second highest mountain in the Kunlun Shan, the mountain range which forms the northern edge of the Chang Tang. First ascent of Bonete Grande in Argentina.
During 2005:
- Caucasus Mountains - Elbrus, Gumachi, Aristova
- Pakistan - Gasherbrum II {did not summit)
- Africa - Mount Kenya and Mount KilimanjaroFirst Swedish on Mount Kenya
- Argentina - bicycling and climbing tour in the Andes - San Bernardo, Vallecitos, Platita/Pico Plata, Plata, Bonete, Manso, Aconcagua, (twice) Bonete Chico, Pissis II/Pissis East, Bonete Grande, Pissis, Incahuasi, Ojos del Salado
During 2006:
- Argentina: - San Bernardo 4142 m, Adolfo Calle 4200 m, Stepanek 4080 m, Plata 5827 m, Vallecitos 5509 m, Rincon 5318 m, Franke 4880 m, Lomas Amarillos 5100 m, Manso 5434 m, Aconcagua 6962 m, El Muerto 6488 m, Olmedo 6250 m, Cazadero 6658 m, Mercedario 6700 m, Trabante II 5250 m, Ramada 6384 m.
- Asia: - Pik Lenin 7.134 m high, in Kyrgyzstan after a 4 day long attack in alpine style. A week before Muztagh Ata, 7.546 m high, in China.
Elbrus is the highest summit of Europe, Kilimanjaro the highest in Africa, Aconcagua of South America. Ojos de Salado is the highest point of Chile. See List of countries by highest point for high points in other countries.
